On last night’s The Biggest Loser , Bob Harper publicly revealed he’s gay for the first time, though it’s long been well-known, and not just because he’s the trainer on the Queer Abs workout DVD or said he’s been out since he was 17. It’s just never something he’s talked about on the NBC reality competition. As TODAY.com notes, Bob came out to his team member Bobby Saleem, who was struggling with coming out to his father, who was visiting the ranch. Bob first told the cameras, “I haven’t talked about my sexuality on this show EVER. … I really do believe this is the right time. I want to show Bobby that he doesn’t have to live in shame.” He told Bobby, “I totally get it — I’m gay. I knew a very long time ago that I was gay, and the family that I grew up around was very much the same in that way — you know, there was so much repression there. I think that when I came out, when I was 17 years old, it was one of those kind of things where I realized there were so many obstacles. But being...
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« America’s Got Talent: Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. Feels He Has No Competition Left | Home | Why Is Kate Gosselin Freaking Out? » September 07, 2011 10:00 AM by Lisa Princ The new season of The Biggest Loser on NBC is almost upon us, and most us are wondering how the season will go without our favorite tough trainer, Jillian Michaels . However, Bob Harper has recently revealed that he is going to be tougher this season! Read on for more… Bob Harper tough? We’ve always known trainer Jillian Michaels to be the tougher one on The Biggest Loser, while Bob always came off as more supportive. So where is the toughness going to be in the new season? Bob Harper says that he will be toughening up this season. In a recent interview, Bob Harper said of the new season: “I’ve gotten possessed by Jillian a lot. You’re going to see me in a different way, not taking ‘no’ for an answer, getting people to stand on their own two feet,” and adds: “Now that Jillian has moved on and is working with ‘Th...
« The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Kim Zolciak Welcomes a Baby Boy! | Home June 01, 2011 01:30 PM by Lisa Princ Last week we watched as Olivia Ward took the season eleven crown on The Biggest Loser on NBC . But season eleven was not the only thing we said goodbye to last week as we also bid farewell to trainer Jillian Michaels, whom we all love so much. After the finale, Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels shared their thoughts about her departure. Keep reading to hear what they had to say! The Biggest Loser fans will certainly miss Jillian Michaels in the upcoming seasons, but she has moved on to bigger and better things in her life. The 37 year old trainer is currently planning to adopt a child and it’s no secret that we will be able to catch her on The Doctors and Dr. Phil. But Jillian had nothing to love to share about The Biggest Loser when she recently spoke to People magazine and told them “To see the show wrap up with three female finalists and a female winner with a group o...